Yar, Here be Pirates !

The Brigands

Here Be Pirate Music and Songs for ye Entertainment The Brigands be a musical minded group, performing songs, Sea Chantys and tunes, lore and fact, from the Golden Age of Piracy, 1650-1750

Photo courtesy CTRF, 2007 "Party like it's 1724"

Photo courtesy of Blackbeard Festival 2006 Crew
Cap't Robertsgrave Thighbiter on fiddle, guitar, concertina and Lead vocals, http://thebrigands.com/thighbiter.html Thighbiter is known as a fierce captain, who enjoys his rum as much as his music. With wives in many of the pirate ports of the Caribean, his knowledge of the East Indies and fat prizes has allowed the crew of Hellion to flourish . Bloody Bill Marley , First Mate, on electric tea-chest bass and vocals, Marly yearns for his own ship so he and the Cap't can double the pluder taken. His favorite hunting grounds are the Spanish wrecks off the coast of the Keys, but Marley is not shy about taking ship, or wench for that matter, where ever the chance arises. Butch Cannon, Gunner's Mate, on percussion, mandola and vocals Cannon loves his namesakes and can black the white of your eye with a shot from his favorite brass 6 pounder at 100 yards. Cannon is quick with a word or a beat and knows to keep his powder dry and his throat wet! NEW --Kevin McQueen, the Irish Pirate, Bosun, on Guitar and Lead vocals Kevin brings fine guitar playing, a fine voice and a wealth of the most bawdy songs what ever made a pirate's hair stand on end. He is the only surviving member of the Irish Navy and can be had for a trifle.

The Capt and Kevin, singin' and drinkin', CTRF '07

The Brigands at the Long Island Pirate Festival '08 w/Capt Boyle from Bawdy Buccaneers photo courtesy of Newsday

The Capt Bloody Bill Marley Butch Cannon

With their home port in New York, they have sailed from Virgina to Maine, sharing thier music and songs of the sea, rum, wenches and plunder taken, rum, shipmates lost and rum. NEW 12/10/07 - we are joined by a new member of The Brigands. Kevin McQueen, the Irish Pirate !! We are available for Pirate parties ! Long Island's resident Pirate band! To contact The Brigands or purchase CD's: wrench13@aol.com 718 361 9393 , ext 253

2006 and 2007 New England Rennies Bodgie Award winners - Best Music !!!! The New England Rennies, or NERennies, is a Renaissance Faire enthusiast community, comprised of folk who frankly, love Faire. With members who visit virtually every Renaissance, Pirate, Fairy, Middle-earth or other-worldly event in the New England area, thier website, http://nerennies.net is a clearing house for all things Faire related. Why not come by and say Ahoy? Some Quotes About The Brigands *****"Their newest CD is a masterpiece of their music, style, humor and piratical-ness. The instrumentals are authentic and spellbinding. The melodies are THAT strong. The voices of Cap't Thighbiter, Bloody Bill Marley and Butch Cannon blend together in practiced precison.... The Juice of the Barley is a wonderful, funny vocal." ****** Rated 5 out of 5 parrots! From the review of "Pirate Scum" in Pyrate's Way Magazine "Everyone really enjoyed it. The rave reviews for the event have been pouring
in! My thanks to you all for being such a large part of the day. You did a
FABULOUS job!" Tina Prause Manager, Product Developement

A&E Television Networks "These pirate epitomize the essence of times past...they fiddle, sing and drum thier way through jigs, shanties and horn pipes to the delight of rowdy crowds."

" The Brigands entertainment program and the black powder demonstration helped to make this Privateer Day our most successful event!" Jason Sullivan, Exec Director, Fells Point Developement Corp, Baltimore Pirate Invasion/Privateer Day http://fellspointdevelopement .com *****The instrumentals are incredible....talented pyrates****** from the review of "Bloody Seamen", Pyrates Way Magazine �Glad to have you Captain. The three of you have a great sound!�
Eric Tetreault � Owner/Coordinator
Connecticut Renaissance Faire

�You are an awesome group! Thank you for making us feel like part of your crew!�
Bluebeard The Pirate
Rogue Guild Member #1257
Privateers Guild Member #796
Ship: The Grave Dancer
aka: Lukas VonSkull

To contact The Brigands or purchase CD's: wrench13@aol.com CD's are $12.00 including shipping via UPS. We now accept payment by

. Make your payment to wrench13@aol.com and mention which CD you want and your mailing address We are Proud to release our THIRD CD, available 12/10/2007 ***Rated 5 out of 5 parrots, Pyrates Way Magazine*** "The Brigands stand out, as true piratey intstrumentals are sometimes hard to come by... Summed up, Pirate Scum is a well composed album for anyone seeking "real" tavern music - instrumental or otherwise." Bilgemonkey.com

Contents Over the Watherfall The Mariners Compass is Grog Strong Drink Makes A Man So Bold Grand Pubs of Yorkshire Twice the Ditchdigger Rests The Little Gale Shiver My Timbers Flemish the Rope The King's Head Hanging Johnny The Devil's Hornpipe The Topman and the Afterguard Hempen Jig The Juice of the Barley Our second CD

Our first CD

The Brigands We also will be shipping our collection of working, full and half scale naval cannon to all our events, so be prepared!

" Cannon bring class to what would otherwise be a ugly brawl" AL, Erik and Brett Mueller - The Brigands

Hellion, formerly HMS Hellion, but we had a disagreement with the Management

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